DHAKA: The High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed challenging the legality of insertion of Islam in the Constitution as the state religion.The bench of Justice M Emdadul Haque and Justice M Khurshid Alam Sarker passed the order after hearing the petition filed by a

SIRAJGANJ: Fourteen people have been jailed for life in a murder case.Additional District and Session Judge Dr Iman Ali Sheikh passed the order Monday.Additional public prosecutor Adocate Sirajul Haque confirmed the matter to banglanews.BDST: 1310 HRS, SEP 7, 2015AKA/SMS

COMILLA: A robber died in mob beating in Mohichail-Gozaria area under Chandina upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Yunus, 32, son of Salim Uddin.Local source said that a gang of robbers swooped on a microbus for robbing. Later passengers and locals chased the robbers

SYLHET: Teenage boy Samiul Islam Rajon killing case has been shifted to Metropolitan Session Judges Court from Metropolitan Magistrate court.Judge of Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Shahedul Karim on Monday sent the case to the Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court of Akber Hossian Mridha

RAJSHAHI: One out of 30 cattle businessmen, who became sick falling victims of a 'doping party' on Sunday, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Juj Mian, 40, son of Fazlur Rahnam, hailed from Shibpur Upazila of Narsingdi district.He

BHOLA: At least 20 shops were gutted as a devastating fire  broke out at a market of Sonali Road in Char Fashion upazila Sadar of the district early Monday. Of the burnt shops, five were grocery shops, two homeopath medicine shops, a pharmacy, three wholesale shops of rice, three ships

KHAGRACHHARI: A criminal was detained with one Sub-Machine Guns (SMG), two Self-Loading Rifles (SLR), three SLR magazines and 139 round of bullets from Dighinala of the district in a drive of Bangladesh Army.Acting on tip off, a team of Bangladesh Army personnel started conducting drive

DHAKA: National team cricketer Shahdat Hossain Rajib and his wife Nitya Shahdat were sued for allegedly torturing their 11-year-old maid on Sunday night.The maid was found injured in Kalshi Journalist residential area around 8:00pm. On information, police rescued the girl.The minor girl

DHAKA: The British High Commission opened a Consular Information Corner in the British Council office in Chittagong on Sunday.The information corner will hold leaflets explaining the assistance that is offered to British Nationals overseas and provide helpful advice to British Nationals

DHAKA: Election Commission (EC) will commence the program of updating voter lists in city from Monday (September 07).EC public relations department director SM Asaduzzaman confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday.He said the commission has completed collecting information from door to

SIRAJGANJ: At least three people, including a child, were killed as a bus and a truck collided head-on in Kashimpur area on Sirajganj-Dhaka highway in Sirajganj district.The accident took place around 5:45pm on Sunday.It has also left 20 more people injured, who are now admitted at Sadar

CHITTAGONG: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members seized more 1.50-lakh pieces of yaba tablets from Anwara upazila of Chittagong district.The elite force conducted a drive following the information provided by an arrestee Amir Hossain and seized the haul around 3:00pm Sunday.However, RAB

DHAKA: Bangladesh foreign minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali expressed his condolence for the death of Bahrain soldiers in Yemen conflict.‘I am deeply saddened and shocked to learn the news of martyrdom of five members of the Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Bahrain during their fight

DHAKA: Bangladesh expressed its condolences to the United Arab Emirates who lost forty-five soldiers during their fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Friday.In a statement, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said, “We, the people and the government of Bangladesh, express our deepest

KHULNA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the construction of warships at Khulna Shipyard in Khulna district on Sunday noon.Earlier in the day, she was present as chief guest at the ceremony of LCT-103 and LCT-105 inclusion in the Navy at Mongla Naval berth in the district.She also

CHITTAGONG: A Chittagong court placed businessman Enamul Haque who was detained on allegation of providing financial support to militant organization Shaheed Hamza Brigade on five day remand.Banshkhali senior judicial magistrate Sajjad Hossain passed the order on Sunday after hearing a

DHAKA: The outgoing ambassador of Thailand to Dhaka Madurapochana Ittarong called on foreign minister A H Mahmood Ali at the ministry Sunday.During this farewell call on, the FM expressed his gratitude on behalf of the government of Bangladesh to the Thai government for holding the

KHULNA: A Khulna court on Sunday accepted the chargesheet submitted against three accused in 13-year-old boy Rakib killing case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Faruk Iqbal later fixed September 22 for next hearing and sent the case to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court for trial.On

DHAKA: Muggers shot a crockery businessman snatching Tk 5 lakh from him in capital’s Shyampur area on Sunday noon.Three men riding a motorcycle opened fire at Mohamad Sumon, owner of Siam Crockery’s of a Jurain market, in front of the Savar Bombay Factory at 12:00pm, said witness Abul

DHAKA: Members of Crime Investigation Department (CID) seized a full-length tiger hide, bones and a vanity-bag made of tiger hide from a market in Gulshan-2 in city.CID senior assistant police super Rayhanul Islam confirmed the matter to banglanews on Sunday noon.He said that on a